Job Description

Why Patients Need You

Our breakthroughs would not make it to the hands of patients without our pharmaceutical manufacturing team. We rely on a team of dedicated and agile members, who understand the importance and impact of their role in Pfizers mission. Patients need colleagues like you who take pride in their work and always look to improve outcomes. You will help to ensure that patients and physicians have the medicines they need, when they need them.

What You Will Achieve

You will have knowledge of process equipment and systems and manufacturing operations with the primary responsibility to execute process and equipment operation activities during manufacturing operations. Due to your expertise in the manufacturing domain, you may participate in training for operational qualifications and assist the Team Lead or other team members as needed. You will conduct all activities in accordance with Company policies and standard operating procedures, Pfizer Values, and global regulatory guidelines, environmental guidelines etc.

As an associate, your focus on the job will contribute in achieving project tasks and goals. Through your domain knowledge and commitment, you will create a collaborative team environment for your colleagues.

It is your hard work and focus that will make Pfizer ready to achieve new milestones and help patients across the globe.

ROLE SUMMARY

The incumbent will be knowledgeable of process equipment and systems, manufacturing operations, and automation control (PLC, Delta V, etc) and their primary responsibility will be to plan for and execute process and equipment operation activities during manufacturing operations. The incumbent will assist with production planning and support coordinating production activities across Fermentation, Purification, and Conjugation working with the Clinical Manufacturing Team Leads and Process Engineers. The incumbent will provide training for operational qualifications and assist the Team Lead and Process Engineer in assuring all personnel are appropriately trained for the applicable tasks.

The incumbent provides process execution and equipment operational activities in support of cGMP clinical and /or commercial manufacturing. Provides organizing role to ensure appropriate scheduling of activities and ensure production supplies are available for the days operations. The incumbent works directly with the Clinical Manufacturing Team Leads and Process Engineers in the resolution of issues for Bioprocessing Technicians to fulfill manufacturing requirements during the shift of operation.

Conducts all activities that are in accordance with Company policies & SOPs, Pfizer Values, & global regulatory guidelines (including cGMP/cGLP/cGCP), environmental guidelines, as appropriate, etc. Advise management of non-conformance issues and opportunities for continuous improvement.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The incumbent is a skilled manufacturing technician/operator with knowledge of microbial fermentation, purification, and/or conjugation processes in the production of microbial vaccines and biotherapeutics. The incumbent is knowledgeable of required processing unit operations and control systems needed for operations. The incumbent works as part of the production team and leads as well as performs scientific and operational tasks related to clinical manufacturing. The incumbent will work in support of 24 hour operations working in various shifts. Job responsibilities include:

This position can act as production area shift lead working in a team environment with Bioprocessing Technicians and Clinical Manufacturing Scientists to execute processing and operational activities in support of manufacturing. Requires detailed knowledge of the operational aspects for Fermentation, Purification, and Conjugation processing to organize daily functions and work in concert with Bioprocessing Technicians in executing those functions in a compliant, safe and efficient manner to maintain production schedules. Must be capable of assessing challenges to the schedule and re-directing activities as necessary to minimize impact to quality, compliance and timelines. Must be capable of making recommendations to changes in the schedule and recommendations to re-direct activities as necessary to minimize impact to quality, compliance and timelines.

In addition to processing, cleaning, and operating major process equipment (tanks, fermentors, ultrafiltration units, lyophilizers, etc.), job duties also include routine production preparation tasks such as preparing production glassware and other equipment by operating industrial washers, autoclaves and depyrogenation ovens, use calibrated scales to weigh out dry components and use graduates and flasks to measure liquids. Also, performs laboratory activities such as: performing sample dilutions, pH, and conductivity readings.

Requires understanding of scientific principles, operational aspects of production equipment, automation control systems, processing requirements and any related procedural requirements with emphasis on microbial fermentation / purification and conjugation processing.

Capable of detecting technical problems and assisting the appropriate colleagues for resolution. Ability to collect and assemble applicable, vital information for presentation to CM Team Leads and/or Manufacturing Process Engineers to assist in troubleshooting and decision making.

Provides input and revises SOPs, batch records, forms or other cGMP related documents developed or revised to support continuous improvement efforts, investigation corrective actions, manufacturing operations, automation control (PLC, DeltaV, etc.) and regulatory audit commitments.

May be required to attend meetings of major capital or process improvement teams, such as facility expansion, technology transfer, MES implementation, operational efficiency, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

High School Diploma with five to seven years of experience in a FDA regulated industry.

Experience within the biopharmaceutical industry, including knowledge and experience with relevant biopharmaceutical unit operations and/or laboratory operations. Experience should include operational and troubleshooting skills for biopharmaceutical processing equipment and/or analytical instrumentation. Preferred knowledge of operational aspects for Fermentation, Purification, and Chemistry processing.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Moderate repetitive standing, sitting, bending, ladder climbing, pushing and lifting (up to 40lbs) required on a daily basis.

NON-STANDARD WORK SCHEDULE, TRAVEL OR ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

Currently, the role is 24/5 coverage via 8 hour rotating shifts (1st, 2nd and 3rd). Starting in 2nd Half of 2021, position moves to fixed 12-hour night shift on 24/7 operation.

Last Date to Apply for Job: March 22, 2021

Eligible for Employee Referral Bonus

Sunshine Act

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EEO & Employment Eligibility

Pfizer is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status. Pfizer also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Pfizer is an E-Verify employer.

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